Gallery | An Exhibit of Instagram Photos of Kimye with LiLo, Lorde, Damien Hirst and More

In this new era, in which a picture is worth a thousand likes (or in the case of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding photo, more than two million), it’s easier than ever to peer into the lives of others, even those in the public realm. Now, Liberatum, the self-described “cultural diplomacy organization,” has invited a few big names from the world of New York nightlife to contribute exclusive personal snaps to a monthlong exhibition that opens this Thursday at the recently renovated salon at the W New York, the Living Room. Titled “Tagged,” the show “sets out to explore the new cultural etiquettes that technology has put on the New York scene,” according to Liberatum founder Pablo Ganguli. “With some venues banning photos and others encouraging it, people are still treading the water lightly to determine what is and isn’t appropriate when it comes to mixing social life, photography and technology.”

Notable Instagrammers like Mickey Boardman of Paper magazine, Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, the Misshapes and Bryanboy have shared after-dark snaps in which a host of celebrities appear. The candid, intimate results at times cast a skeptical eye. Says Boardman, “On Instagram, I literally know what people are doing every day. And we’re talking about people I’ve never even met. It makes you feel like you know them better than you know your closest friends.” The exhibition kicks off on June 25 with “Scene and Be Seen,” an intimate discussion (one of Liberatum’s specialties) featuring panelists Glenn O’Brien, Larry Clark, Francesco Carrozzini and Scout Willis. And the social-media queen and Lucky magazine editor-in-chief Eva Chen will close the project on July 22 with a panel on the impact of “iPhoneography” on the media landscape. While the work is on view to the public, those hungering for IRL (in real life) action can use the event’s hashtag #WTagged for a chance to get on the V.I.P. guest list and meet the faces in the photos in person.

Correction: June 27, 2014An earlier version of a picture caption, using information provided by the exhibition's organizers, misidentified the photographer who took the picture. The photograph of Miley Cyrus was taken by Carlos Santolalla, not by Gavin Doyle. Additionally, an earlier version of this post, again using information provided by the exhibition's organizers, misstated the nature of the photographs included in the show. While many of them were taken with a phone camera, some of them were not.